KABUL (Pajhwok): A recent report by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) shows that 3,778 incidents of violence against women took place in the last ten months of 2017. The report shows no decline in the number of cases of...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) was celebrated on Saturday in the capital of northern Balkh province, where more than 400 cases of crimes against the gender were recorded this year...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The European union (EU) has expressed disappointment over incidents of violence against women , with 3,778 such cases recorded this year. The incidents included 231 cases of murder, 1003 cases of beating and 38 instances of rape, a...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The top UN diplomat in Afghanistan on Saturday stressed the need for unified action from all Afghans to achieve the goal of ending violence against women . Today, the UN in Afghanistan marked International Day for the Elimination of...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF - In a year when the # metoo hashtag has inspired women across the globe to tell their personal tales of harassment and unwanted sexual advances in the workplace, one team of local female TV reporters in northern Afghanistan is...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Insecurity and negative traditions have a negative impact on women ’s lives in central Maidan Wardak province, but the election of three women to lead the Provincial Council has raised hope for a positive change. For the first time...

NEILI (Pajhwok): Providing contradictory figures, provincial officials in central Daikundi province have said cases of suicide among women and violence against the gender have increased in the province. Daikundi is a traditional province where 40...

KABUL (Pajhwok): A British photographer has compiled a book containing engaging photographs of Kabul's skate girls that deftly undermine cultural, religious and gender stereotypes. Collected in a book called Skate Girls of Kabul, the photographs...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Thirteen young women were among first graduates completing “Women in the Economy’s (WIE) Forward Together Scholarship Doppler Ultrasound course” in Kabul, USAID said on Saturday. Held at the Ariana Hospital, the subsidised course...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Women ’s economic emancipation was emphasised on the sidelines of the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Kabul, with First Lady Rula Ghani saying women councils -- also involving men -- will be formed in remote areas. President...

KABUL (Pajhwok): An enterprising Afghan refugee has created history by emerging the youngest woman to fly around the globe in a single-engine plane, a media report said on Thursday. Concluding a 138-stop flight, including Dubai, Shaesta Waiz landed...

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Some sales women associated with handicraft industry in north western Faryab province accused government for not addressing their problems and exploring market for their products. The lack of proper place in the market and import...

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Incidents of violence against women significantly decreased in southeastern Khost province from 55 last year to so far 17 incidents this year, an official said. Khost women’s affairs director Malala Wali told an academic...

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A lot of work is still required to be done to improve women ’s situation in southern Kandahar province where efforts in this regard during the 16 years have little impact. Women’s living standard in Kandahar City, the...

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): The number of women working in government offices has increased in southwestern Nimroz province, despite little work on females’ capacity building. Local officials say the women in Nimroz had played an active role in the previous...

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Most of $101 million aid provided for capacity-building programmes for women in western Herat province has allegedly been embezzled, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt. Some local officials and Provincial Council (PC) members...